Ceiling hanger



Nov. 27, 1934. w BARGE 1,982,565

CEILING HANGER Filed Feb. 16, 1934 INVENTOR "ITNESSES wilziamll'fian e pBY I W W ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 27, 1934 UNITED STATES CEILING HANGERWilliam D. Barge, Pelham, N. Y., assignor to The George S. Holmes Co.Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application February16, 1934, Serial No. 711,608

8 Claims.

The present invention relates to a ceiling hanger designed to support afinish ceiling from a rough ceiling construction in such manner that thefinish ceiling will be insulated from sound vibration of the roughceiling and will thus prevent the passage of noise from an upper floorto the room below.

The object of the invention is to provide a ceiling hanger of a simpleand rugged construction and one which may be quickly installed with thefinish ceiling closely adjacent the rough ceiling structure, in suchmanner that all vibration imparted thereto will be absorbed before itreaches the finish ceiling.

To the above ends the invention consists of the ceiling hanger and thedevices and combinations of devices which will now be described andclaimed.

The inventionis illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure1 shows the device in front elevation with the rough ceiling and finishceiling and other parts shown in section;

Figure 2 is a side elevation also showing parts in section; v

Figure 3 is a fragmentary detail of the con,- nection of the bailmembers to the spring.

Similar reference characters will be employed throughout thespecification and drawing to designate corresponding parts.

In the drawing 1 indicates the rough ceiling vconstruction, which isindicated as being made of concrete although obviously it can be made ofwood. The upper suspension device 2 is fixedly connected to the roughceiling construction 1 as shown and when the rough structure is concretethe suspension device 2 is provided with a cross piece 3 which isembedded in the concrete structure 1. The suspension device 2 is shownas a fiat metallic bar but obviously it may consist of a rod; also thecross piece 3 may be dispensed with and the suspension device 2 directlyconnected to a wood or other girder. The suspension device 2 will be ofsuch a length that the finish ceiling may be disposed closely adjacentto the under surface of the rough ceiling 1. At its lower end thesuspension device 2 supports by means of the bar 4 a spiral spring 5,the suspension device 2 passing downwardly through the spring, andprovided with an opening 6 to receive the bar 4 passed through theopening 6 and held therein by cotter pins 7. By this arrangement thespring and the lower suspension device as a unit may be connected to theupper suspension device 2 after it has been secured in position with itslower end projecting downwardly, and obviously the upper suspensiondevice 2 may project below the rough ceiling 1 a relatively shortdistance, sufficiently however to prevent contact of the spring with theupper ceiling. 5

The lower suspension device 8 is supported by a yoke formed of themetallic straps 9 which at their upper ends are bent over and engage theupper coilof the spring 5 at diametrically opposite points as shown at10 and tightly held there in such manner that the straps 9 will have nomovement relatively to each other or laterally along the coil of thespring. The straps 9 are bent at 11, extending downwardly in an inclineddirection and towards each other, and at their lower ends are turnedinwardly as shown at 12 and thence downwardly as at 13, engaging theopposite sides of the lower suspension device 8 and connected thereto asby means of the bolt 14. When assembled, and before connection to the 75suspension device 2 the lower part will consist of a bail formed by thestraps 9, the upper ends of which are fixedly connected to the uppercoil of the spring 5, and the lower suspension member 8 secured to thelower end of the bail by the bolt 14'. These parts are held together asa unit and may be quickly installed and associated with the uppersuspension device 2 by simply passing the spring and bail upward thereonto a point where the rod 4 can be connected to the suspension device 2to hold the lower assembled construction in position to be connectedwith the lower ceiling construction.

The lower ceiling construction of course can be of any form desired andas shown it comprises a channel 17 connected to the angle iron 18 as bymeans of the hairpin loops 19, the lower end of the lower suspensiondevice 8 being connected to the angle iron 18 by a bolt 20.

The operation of the device has been sufiiciently disclosed inconnection with the foregoing description of its construction andfurther statement is deemed unnecessary.

I claim:

1. A ceiling hanger comprising a coil compreso sion spring, a bail oryoke comprising metal straps connected at their upper ends atdiametrically opposite points to the uppermost coil ,of said spring, thelower ends of said straps extending below the spring and towards eachother and provided with means to connect the ends of said straps to eachother and a suspension member connected thereto.

2. A ceiling hanger comprising a compression spring, an upper suspensionmember arranged 11o passing through and engaging the lower end of thespring and extending below the lower end of the spring, and a removablebar carried by the lower end of said member to support the spring, and abail or yoke comprising metal straps rigidly connected at their upperends at diametrically opposite points to the uppermost coil of thespring, the lower ends of said straps bent towards each other anddetachably secured to a lower suspension member.

WILLIAM D. BARGE.

